{"id":11061,"date":"2025-11-24T02:17:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T02:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/hong-kongs-tokenisation-drive-set-to-boost-treasury-centres-investments\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T02:17:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T02:17:39","slug":"hong-kongs-tokenisation-drive-set-to-boost-treasury-centres-investments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/hong-kongs-tokenisation-drive-set-to-boost-treasury-centres-investments\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong\u2019s tokenisation drive set to boost treasury centres, investments"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/og_image_scmp_generic\/public\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2025\/11\/22\/936ec70b-205f-4387-ba2f-3bac0ca32aa8_30ab81ff.jpg?itok=YtVGEV82&amp;v=1763797750\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Hong Kong&rsquo;s push to establish a tokenised financial system is poised to attract more companies to set up treasury centres in the city, which would give investors broader options while reducing transaction costs, according to market players.<\/p>\n<div data-qa=\"InlineAdSlot-Container\" class=\"css-zl1inp e11v3ui14\">\n<div class=\"e11v3ui10 e11v3ui13 css-1evd7i0 e1flwkbl0\" data-qa=\"AdSlot-Container\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Both corporations and individuals stood to benefit from increased tokenisation of money and assets, which could make financial services faster and more efficient and accessible, said representatives from Standard Chartered, China Asset Management (Hong Kong) and government agency InvestHK during a briefing on Friday.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">As government-led tokenisation and digital asset initiatives, such as Project Ensemble, gained traction, more commercial applications were expected to emerge, according to King Leung, global head of financial services, fintech and sustainability at InvestHK.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Leung pointed out that tokenised financial products could improve corporate cash and treasury management by reducing the time and cost of cross-border transactions. That could attract more mainland Chinese firms to establish treasury centres in Hong Kong, following the path of several large state-owned enterprises.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">In April, the Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association formed a Corporate Treasury Centre Committee, comprising 43 member companies across sectors such as energy, telecommunications and manufacturing.<\/p>\n<div data-qa=\"InlineAdSlot-Container\" class=\"css-zl1inp e11v3ui14\">\n<div class=\"e11v3ui10 e11v3ui13 css-117a6hs e1flwkbl0\" data-qa=\"AdSlot-Container\">\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Collectively, these companies managed assets exceeding US$240 billion, with financing of about US$100 billion and annual settlements close to US$3 trillion, according to a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><sub>Hong Kong&rsquo;s tokenisation drive set to boost treasury centres, investments<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hong Kong&rsquo;s push to establish a tokenised financial system is poised to attract more companies to set up treasury centres in the city, which would give investors broader options while reducing transaction costs, according to market players. 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